PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aronia fruit-containing food which is reduced in astringency and improved in flavor and which has enjoyable texture derived from fruits.SOLUTION: A method for producing aronia fruit-containing chocolates which are reduced in astringency and improved in flavor and which have enjoyable texture derived from fruits, comprising the steps of (A) soaking an aronia fruit in a sugar solution of 0 to 50°C so that a Brix of an aronia fruit extract is 30 or more, (B) drying the aronia fruit after separated from a soaking liquid to obtain a dried substance having a water activity of 0.50 to 0.65, and (C) mixing the dried substance obtained in (B) with chocolates.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、渋味が低減され風味が良好で、果実由来の食感が楽しめるアロニア果実含有食品を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】(A)アロニア果実を、アロニア果実抽出物のBrixが30以上となるように、0~50℃の糖液に浸漬する工程。(B)浸漬液を分離後、アロニア果実を乾燥し、水分活性が0.50~0.65の乾燥物とする工程。(C)前記(B)の乾燥物とチョコレート類を混合する工程、を用いることにより、渋味が低減され風味が良好で、果実由来の食感が楽しめるアロニア果実含有チョコレート類を製造できる。【選択図】なし
